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Younger, fitter, referees with good communication skills are improving entertainment and helping foster more multi-skilled players…
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A resurgent Dragons, defiant Ospreys and high-flying Cardiff gives Welsh fans hope they can be competitive in the Six Nations
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USAP is more than a rugby club - it's a way of life to the fiercely proud people of French Catalonia.
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‘Farrell has to show his love of big being beautiful with Six Nations around the corner'
Genetically Ireland 'don’t breed brutes', but the head coach is looking for 'big men to do a big man’s job'.
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The coaching conundrum part two: Have New Zealand Rugby been too insular?
Having seen Tony Brown's IP depart for South Africa, the All Blacks must broaden their horizons and attract the best possible coac…
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The coaching conundrum part one: Is there a crisis Down Under?
Time was, the rugby world cast envious glances at Antipodean coaching. Now, Australia and New Zealand are fishing desperately for …
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'To lose one Welsh captain is unfortunate; to lose two might be considered a bit careless'
The departures of Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake has only fuelled the sense of anger and uncertainty over the future of Ospreys.
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With one Welsh region set to be culled, the four sides do battle over the festive period with their very futures at stake.
